Deletion of Janmasthami from holiday list decried
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 12 2022:
All Manipur Brahmin Organisation (AMBO) has strongly decried the removal of Janmasthami (Krishna Janma) from the general holiday list and appealed to the government to reinstate its earlier status.
Addressing a press meet at Manipur Press Club, here, on Monday, AMBO spokesperson Samananda Sharma said that the government had struck out the festival from the general holiday list for the year 2023, which was published on November 14.Terming it as unfortunate for the BJP government to delete one of the most important festivals of Hindus from the holiday list, he appealed to the chief minister to reinstate the holiday list and take action against those involved scrapping the festival.